Frederic Forrest
Biography
Frederic Fenimore Forrest Jr. (December 23, 1936 – June 23, 2023) was an American actor. A figure of the New Hollywood movement, Forrest was best known for his collaborations with director Francis Ford Coppola, playing prominent roles in The Conversation (1974), Apocalypse Now (1979), One from the Heart (1982), and Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988). He was nominated for an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of Huston Dyer in the musical drama The Rose (1979). Forrest came to public attention for his performance in When the Legends Die (1972), which earned him a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. His other film credits include The Missouri Breaks (1976), Hammett (1982), Valley Girl (1983), The Two Jakes (1990), Falling Down (1993), and All the King's Men (2006), along with the television series 21 Jump Street, Lonesome Dove, and Die Kinder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frederic Forrest, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies (46)
Films to Die For
as (archive footage) (uncredited)
2025
All the King's Men
as Willie's Father
2006
The Dream Studio
as self
2004
Path to War
as Earle G. Wheeler
2003
Valley Girl: 20 Totally Tubular Years Later
as Self
2003
The House Next Door
as Vernon Crank
2002
Militia
as William Fain
2000
A Piece of Eden
as Paulo Tredici
2000
Shadow Hours
as Sean
2000
Spreading Ground
as Michael McGivern
2000
Implicated
as Det. Luddy
1999
Shadow Lake
as Lt. Roy Harman
1999
The First 9½ Weeks
as David Millman
1998
Black Thunder
as The Admiral
1998
One of Our Own
as Maj. Ron Bridges
1998
Whatever
as Mr. Chaminski
1998
Point Blank
as Mac Bradford
1998
Boogie Boy
as Edsel Dundee
1998
Alone
as Carl
1997
The End of Violence
as MacDermot
1997
The Brave
as Lou Sr.
1997
Crash Dive
as Admiral Pendleton
1997
Andersonville
as Sgt. McSpadden
1996
Double Jeopardy
as Jack
1996
One Night Stand
as Michael Joslyn
1995
Lassie
as Sam Garland
1994
Chasers
as Duane, Mechanic
1994
Against the Wall
as Weisbad
1994
Hidden Fears
as Mike
1993
Precious Victims
as Sheriff Frank
1993
Trauma
as Dr. Judd
1993
Falling Down
as Surplus Store Owner
1993
Rain Without Thunder
as Walker Point Warden
1993
The Habitation of Dragons
as Leonard Tolliver
1992
Citizen Cohn
as Dashiell Hammett
1992
Twin Sisters
as Delvaux
1992
Double Obsession
as Paul Harkness
1992
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
as Self
1991
The Two Jakes
as Chuck Newty
1990
Music Box
as Jack Burke
1989
Cat Chaser
as Nolen Tyner
1989
Valentino Returns
as Sonny Gibbs
1989
Margaret Bourke-White
as Erskine Caldwell
1989
Gotham
as Father George
1988
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
as Eddie
1988
Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun
as Raoul Schumacher
1988
